Florida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades

Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.

TikTok will add specific STEM feed with math, engineering content, amid recent restrictions

The news follows China appealing Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk.

Partisan school board elections head to full Florida House

Florida voters would decide whether to hold partisan school-board elections under a proposed constitutional amendment that is ready to go before the full House.

Lunchables with 'specialized recipe' headed to US school lunch programs

The two Lunchables products headed to schools – Turkey and Cheddar and Extra Cheesy Pizza – have more protein and whole grains and reduced saturated fat and sodium.

Florida school voucher expansion heads to full State House

A proposal that would make all Florida students eligible to receive taxpayer-backed school vouchers is headed to the full House, after getting some changes Friday.

More Americans skipping college and turning to jobs that don't require degrees

Americans who came of age during the pandemic are skipping college in large numbers. Many have rejected traditional college paths, turning instead to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree.

DeSantis doubles down on education policies
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his education policies. He has faced some backlash over reports of book bans and his administration's blocking of some African American studies coursework claiming it violated state law and was historically inaccurate.

Orange County buying vape detectors following $5.4M Juul settlement

In September, Juul settled a lawsuit with 37 states and Puerto Rico over how they advertised e-cigs to teenagers and mislabeled the nicotine content in its products. Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) just learned that $5.4 million of that settlement will be going to it.

Orange County buying vape detectors following Juul settlement
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Juul is going to cut a big check to Orange County Public Schools as part of a national settlement. The district is receiving $5.4 million of that payout and officials want to make sure that money is going back to their students by trying to protect them from the dangers of vaping.

SoFi Bank files lawsuit to stop Biden's student loan payment pause

In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in Washington, SoFi Bank N.A. asked a federal judge to overturn President Joe Biden’s latest extension of the payment pause.

Protestors argue against banned books in Brevard County; school board member bites back

Ahead of the regularly scheduled Brevard County School Board meeting Tuesday, protestors held up signs saying, "Ban the Book Censors" and "Book Bans are UnAmerican and Fascist."

Lowe's Foundation invests $50M to address 'critical' tradespeople worker shortage

The construction industry will need an estimated 546,000 more workers "on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2023 to meet the demand for labor," analysts say.

Universal school choice grows in popularity as more GOP-led states expand options for students

Many states across the U.S. have adopted some sort of school choice program, allowing students in specific circumstances to use state funds to go to the school of their choice, but the concept of granting all school children this ability is growing in popularity, with several states either adopting such plans this year or moving in that direction.